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Through the Alamo Heights Independent School District’s $44-million 2010 bond and in partnership with CPS Energy, 800 solar panels are being installed at the Alamo Heights High School and 1,200 panels are going on Woodridge Elementary at a cost of $3.2 million. The panels are expected to go online by next month. …

If the cheapest energy available is that which is conserved, reducing the energy used by buildings can really pay off.

And while it’s possible to design buildings that create as much power as they consume — i.e. “zero net energy,” the cost of doing so can be prohibitive — and consumer behavoir can undermine even the most effective energy saving measures, said a researcher from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Tuesday.

Eight months after the Express-News noted that San Antonio’s CPS Energy actually has more renewable energy powering the Alamo City than Austin, long known as a clean energy hub, the Austin American Statesman asks, “Can Clean Energy Drive Job Creation? San Antonio, Austin take different routes to find out.”

So, not surprisingly, we all used a lot of energy during last week’s freeze — we were cold! Now, CPS Energy says energy bills for San Antonians may double or triple this month because of the spike in usage. Ouch. You can’t unuse your central heat, but you can make small changes around the house to help cut your usage for the rest of the month, and on upcoming bills. Here are eight things you can do right now. …